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Rice engineering students turn stroke rehab into interactive gameplay — developing a modular device that lets stroke patients do therapy through real games, at home.
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Tezduyar, Takizawa, and @Waseda_Uni collaborators published a paper dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-02… on high-fidelity computational analysis of the flow from a bioprosthetic aortic valve to the aorta. The analysis can help surgeons assess the valve's effectiveness. youtube.com/watch?v=vq93fun0…
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A @RiceMECH class project became a peer-reviewed publication. Students developed nacre-inspired carbon fiber composites that absorb up to 4x more energy while maintaining strength — making catastrophic failure far less likely in aerospace systems.
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Research led by @RicemMECH Denizhan Yavas could soon reshape how humanity builds in space — showing that lunar dust, long seen as a hazard, can actually strengthen the composites needed for moon infrastructure. @AdvPortfolio
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ALT Research led by Denizhan Yavas could soon reshape how humanity builds in space — showing that lunar dust, long seen as a hazard, can actually strengthen the composites needed for moon infrastructure. The work is featured on the cover of Advanced Engineering Materials.
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Congratulations to Rice Mechanical Engineering's teams at the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase! Team TacTile took first place in the Willy Revolution Award for Outstanding Innovation. news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
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@RiceMECH doctoral student Chihtong "Lily" Lee combines MRI data and computational modeling to map the mechanics of breastfeeding in real time — advancing maternal health research and earning a national fellowship from the American Academy of Mechanics.
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Discover how soft, wireless bioelectronics are transforming health monitoring and human-machine interfaces. Join us to hear Dr. W. Hong Yeo from @GeorgiaTech share breakthrough research in wearable technology.
Apr 22 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Maxfield Hall 251
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Congratulations to @RiceMECH Marcia O'Malley on receiving the 2026 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, voted by Rice alumni. A well-deserved recognition of the lasting impact Dr. O'Malley brings to every student who walks through her classroom.
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🦩 @RiceMECH students designed a hydronic heated flooring system to keep flamingos warm at the @HoustonZoo — no electric heaters, no fire hazards, just warm water flowing through pipes under the sand.
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Rice research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown. Prof. Tezduyar and collaborators were the only team providing computational FSI analysis for Orion's three-parachute landing system.
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Rice MECH's Yong Lin Kong developed Meta-NFS — a focused-microwave 3D printing process that enables electronics on biopolymers, bone, and living tissue, opening the door to smart implants, ingestible diagnostics, and more. Published in @ScienceAdvances.
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Congratulations to @RiceMECH Prof. B.J. Fregly on his induction as a 2026 @AIMBE Fellow! Fregly is recognized for his personalized computational modeling, simulation, and optimization of the human neuromusculoskeletal system.
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Research from Prof. Tezduyar is gaining strong visibility among the global research community, with 534 new reads on ResearchGate last week. Tezduyar's @ResearchGate items are in the area of computational flow and fluid-structure interaction analysis.
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🏆 Celebrate Spring 2026 MECH Research Excellence Award recipients Spencer Williams and Rick Fontenot as they present their award-winning research.
📅 Apr 15 | ⏰ 3:30-4:30 PM | 📍 Maxfield Hall 251
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The Artemis II Orion capsule splashed down safely using a 3-parachute cluster that Rice MECH's Prof. Tezduyar and collaborators helped @NASA_JohnsonN design. Their modeling work, completed in 2013, contributed to bringing four astronauts home from the Moon.youtube.com/watch?v=qMQ90Xbm…
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Join us for Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day this Monday, April 14, from 11 AM – 6 PM at Rice Village!
🏎️ Rice Racing is their nonprofit partner for the day — we'll be on-site with games, live music, and fundraising. Wear Rice or MECH merch and get a free scoop. 🍦
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@RiceMECH alumna Quyen Tran Jones '93 is playing a key role in NASA's Artemis II lunar mission — monitoring the Orion spacecraft in real time from mission control at Johnson Space Center.
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⚡@RiceMECH spinoff Helix Earth has raised $12M to rethink energy efficiency in commercial buildings. Founded by alumni Rawand Rasheed and Brad Husick, the company builds on research from Prof. Daniel J. Preston's lab.
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🚀Aerospace took over Rice! @RiceMECH hosted the 2026 AIAA Region IV Student Conference March 27–29, bringing together 200 students from across the South Central Region for two days of research, competition, and innovation.
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@RiceMECH Seminar: Dr. Venkat Keshav Chivukula from @UT_Health presents "From Computational Modeling to Digital Twins: Insights into Cardiovascular Disease Therapy."
📅 Apr 8 | ⏰ 3:30-4:30 PM | 📍 Maxfield Hall 251
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